388151 news 1426592517 1475895714 <![CDATA[A personal meeting with President Obama]]> Right around 1:40 on the afternoon of Tuesday, March 10, President Barack Obama walked onto the risers in McCamish Pavilion to address a capacity crowd of Georgia Tech faculty, staff and students. At the same exact time, four miles away, Secret Service agents walked three Georgia Tech students into an empty restaurant.

They were told to leave their phones and computers in the car. While their peers sat, cheered and listened to the commander-in-chief, the trio entered Manuel’s Tavern knowing they wouldn’t hear or see anything that happened at McCamish.

Instead, they were getting ready for their own once-in-a-lifetime moment with the president. Gabriel Galarza, Lauren Milner and Laura O’Connell were there for a private, secret meeting with Obama.

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A Personal, Secret Meeting with President Obama

]]> 2015-03-17T00:00:00-04:00 While their peers listened to President Barack Obama speak on campus, three Georgia Tech students missed the speech to prepare for a personal visit later in the day by the commander-in-chief.

]]> 388141 image <![CDATA[Students meet President Obama]]> 75469 image/jpeg Jason Maderer
National Media Relations
maderer@gatech.edu
404-385-2966

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